SIR, I have received and laid before the Government of this Colony your letter of 28th ult. applying for three blocks of land at Black Bay, Labrador for the purpose of searching for minerals, and which are defined as follows upon the plan therewith sent, viz:

1. Hon. D. E. Price,2. Alex. K. Fraser,3. Simon J. Dawson,

and am directed to transmit to you in reply copy of a description of licence of search recently granted to Mr. George Duval and further to state that the Govt. will be happy to grant you licenses of search for so much of the land applied for on behalf of yourself and the other parties interested as will not interfere with that already included in Mr. Duval's license.